… Sean Trende has argued that Republicans can effectively compete in future presidential elections without substantially increasing their support among Hispanics and other nonwhite voters by focusing on increasing turnout and support among white voters, who will continue to make up the large majority of the American electorate. Trende’s argument […] Read more »
No, Republicans, ‘Missing’ White Voters Won’t Save You
As GOP House members continue their Kamikaze mission to scuttle the immigration reform bill, many political observers are wondering why. After all, isn’t it obvious that Republicans need more minority, particularly Hispanic support, and that therefore their self-interest should lead them to support a reasonable bill? Karl Rove thinks so. […] Read more »
Winning More White Voters Won’t Save the GOP
… Sean Trende of RealClearPolitics makes the strongest case for a whiter Republican coalition. … Trende says the GOP should deepen its existing coalition by making additional gains among white voters, energizing the missing white voters, and counting on a decline in black support for the next Democratic candidate. … […] Read more »
Should Republicans Just Focus on White Voters?
… White voters cast 72 percent of all votes in the Obama-Romney election of 2012 compared to 87 percent in the Nixon-McGovern contest in 1972. Should the Republican Party accept the fact that the white majority in the United States is getting smaller or should it bet on boosting Republican […] Read more »
6 Questions For The Man Who Tracks Texas Trends
All this week, NPR is taking a look at the demographic changes that could reshape the political landscape in Texas over the next decade — and what that could mean for the rest of the country. Few know Texas’ population as well as its official demographer, Lloyd Potter, a professor […] Read more »
Will Texas Become A Presidential Battleground?
With the two parties in Washington gridlocked on immigration, the budget and other issues, it’s easy to forget that when it comes to winning presidential elections, one party has a distinct advantage. “The Democrats have a significant advantage on the electoral map that gives them the inside track going into […] Read more »